Guides

Short, practical guides. Helpful first, with sources at the end of each one. We’re starting with reading, and more topics are coming.

• How to Get Back Into Reading After a Break (Without Guilt)

  You don't have to make up for lost time. Pick something easy, start very small, and treat the break as part of reading, not a failure.

• Is It Okay to Not Finish a Book? (Yes. Here's How to DNF Without Guilt)

  Yes. Stopping a book is a normal reading choice. Decide on purpose, give the book a place to go, and jot one line so it stops nagging at you.

• A Reading Goal That Doesn't Punish You: Pace From Today

  If you're behind on a reading goal, recalculate from today instead of catching up. Track what you did read, and keep the goal optional.

• Free Reading Tracker for Google Sheets: How to Import and Use It

  Download the free .xlsx from Gumroad, then in Google Sheets choose File > Import > Upload. Log a session with three things: the date, the book, and pages or minutes.

• Why Our Reading Tracker Has No Streaks

  A streak treats one missed day as starting over. We use totals that only go up and a calm welcome back instead, because breaks are part of reading.